sofa... desk...you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 breaking news. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> at the top of noon, we have breaking news. we are told two workers fell 20 feet and a third worker may have been injured on an upper floor. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will have more information as soon as it is available. a tractor-trailer overturned on the beltway.

>> we are at the scene with the latest on the cleanup efforts. john? >> believe it or not, 10 hours later, crews are still cleaning removing the thousands of boxes of fruit. you can see that 18-wheeler is still on its side. from news choppers 7, you can see the back up stretches for miles and miles on the outer loop. >> it took me an hour to get here just to old georgetown. it was ridiculous. >> this is what snarl the traffic all morning long. the driver of this 18-wheeler for some reason lost control and overturned his tractor-trailer. >> it is the worst day i could imagine. >> inside, thousands of boxes of blueberries and pineapples. all damaged goods now.

the recovery spent an entire day on loading the produce and reloading it on another 50-foot trailer. box by box. i dangerous task on this busy highway. >> it is still unclear where the driver was headed, but he was able to walk away from the accident with minor cuts and bruises. an accident investigation will shed some light on what caused the wreck and if speed was a factor. in the meantime, there are tens of millions of dollars of lost produce and charges pending against the driver. do you like blueberries and pineapples? >> not today. >> now at some point the crews will have to shut down all the lanes of the beltway, not only to get the other tractor-trailer

with all the produce it out of here but to get the other tractor-trailer back on its wheels. reporting live in bethesda, abc7 news. >> thanks so much. new this noon, prince william county police investigating an assault at a woodbridge mattel. they were called last evening an econolodge. she says she was forced into a room at knifepoint. she was then knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted. >> one person hospitalized after an overnight fire at a luxury condominium complex in alexandria. the fire broke out just after 5:30 this morning on south washington the street just stop of old town. the fire was caused by carton's coming in to close to a halogen libel.

-- like dole a. five people hospitalized after a fire in springfield. you can see this footage. they were able to put out the fire and shot off the gas leak. no injuries were reported. >> returning to d.c. to discuss the fire that took the life of a published author. he was the chief compliance officer for the u.s. agency for international development. >> a gun scare at robinson secondary school yesterday at. administrators are not saying what led them to search a student from a locker. >> the freshman had a gun in his locker.

>> the school suspended both of the students -- the school says both of these distant -- both of these students involved will face consequences. >> a deadly double shooting may be gain at-related. of 14-year-old died in a drive- by shooting on sheridan street. investigators said reyes was with members of a gang. he was not a gang member. police are questioning persons of interest. >> and police say there have been six incidents in recent weeks of wheels been stolen in south arlington. discarded it cinderblocks are a stark reminder for people unaccustomed to such crime. >> this is a pretty safe neighborhood.

>> if they will do this to a car, who knows what else they would do. got to be on the lookout i guess. >> police believe they are looking for least two suspects. >> warm weather has been replaced by a chill in the air today. adam caskey, it is a hockey whether. >> tonight at the verizon center right? sold out house. it is hockey whether. i have the rooftop camera zoomed in to the new ice rink. first, here is the time lapse of the sunrise. this is loud and county. mostly sunny conditions. some high, thin cloud. 41 in centerville. 41 in bethesda. good day to be outside in the outdoor skating rinks we have throughout the metro area.

minneapolis -- 44 and partly cloudy. 74 in dallas. boston -- school and a sunny 52. if you are headed to baltimore for the tree lighting ceremony, it will be nice. no wind to accompany those chilly temperatures. but i will tell you, it will go up and down for the next few days. details coming up. >> licenses are being issued for same-sex couples to get married. couples will not be able to actually get married until january 1. >> a wide selection on jobs is available at the d.c. choice career fair. it is at the holiday inn inn on fort myers drive in roslyn. they are looking for nearly everyone. the event is free and rick --

also includes a free resin a review -- resume review. >> john allan has been replaced and a nomination is on hold pending an investigation of. >> 26 days until the country is the fiscal cliff. there are new fears from a economists this afternoon. this morning, an economist testified that neither the president nor john boehner's plan will be sufficient. if the deal is not cut in still -- cut, the country will likely go into recession. >> we went behind the scenes of the tree lighting ceremony. ♪

>> the dress rehearsal for this year's national christmas tree lighting is under way. the singer warmed up with the u.s. navy's, door band. they will be performing for a crowd of 20,000 today. hit andband the fray will be performing of bruce springsteen song. >> is challenging performing songs that people already know. >> when the band was in town for a recent performance president obama invited them to take part in the tree lighting. >> the president. >> the main attraction, the national christmas tree is brand new this year. the tree that was here last year was blown over during last

summer's derecho storm. santa's workshop is back for another year. at the concert may be over later tonight, but they will be able to enjoy the holiday treat it all year long, just as they have been doing it for 100 years. >> here we are 90 years later through wars and times of prosperity and hard times, every year this tree has been let. >> in northwest washington, at abc7 at news. >> and patrick harris will be emceeing the event tonight. >> lots of celebrities. >> white a disturbing find made -- why it a disturbing find may bring closer to the families of these two cousins to have been missing for five months.

>> we will have details coming up. >> if you are headed for the tree lighting, you will want to bundle up. sunshine right now, but do n

>> the men accused of shooting a security guard appeared in court today for a status hearing. they say several charges including committing an act of terrorism. >> the man arrested in the death of the new york city subway rider has been arraigned on charges. naeem davis is being held on

bail. he shoved a man onto the tracks at the subway station. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> the university of california releasing 4000 emails sent or received by movie shooter james holmes. he may have had a romantic relationship with a fellow student and fantasized about a mass shooting weeks before the killing. >> and i/o a community is anxiously awaiting tool -- an iowa community is anxiously awaiting news if bodies discovered are those of two lost cousins. the girls disappeared back pain to live while riding their bikes. the bikes were found near a

lake, but there was no sign of the girls. >> the duchess of cambridge was discharged after three days and nights in the hospital. she was smiling with prince william by her side, as you see right there. she was treated for a few morning sickness. the first public comment from the royal family was from prince william's uncle and his wife sophie. they were planning to attend a military awards ceremony this weekend, but now balking impala says the prince will be going solo. >> 71 people -- topping the list for the second year in the row is president obama. heads of state occupy six of the top 10 spots with germany's chancellor angela merkel and vladimir putin drinking at two

and 3. also making the list, bill gates. and pope benedict -- who is now on twitter. and by the way, mr. facebook is not on the list. >> really? >> he dropped off. >> i wonder if steve jobs would have made it? >> there is a lot of power there. the power of letting us know what is going to happen the next couple of days. >> up, down. up down. is a bumpy seven-day forecast in terms of temperatures. i think that is the best way to put it. you mentioned it is good weather for hockey. i want to take you to the rooftop camera. i zoomed in across the river. people are enjoying probably of their lunch breaks. it is actually good weather if you get outside and skates.

the last few days, the ice was rather soft. but today, only 41. cooler air -- we do notd. it is very calm at this time. it is light and variable. then it ships southerly. 39 in martinsburg and papers were -- gaithersburg. chilly all across the board. compare that to this time yesterday? look. we are a good 15 degrees cooler now than we were at this time in washington. on average, we are cooler because of the strong cold front. we are feeling that effect from the cooler air that move through town. 45 was the low temperature at reagan national. bob ryan just tweeted that is

exactly average for this time of year. so, that was average. you can see a little bit of action here on the radar screen, i am blue, -- in a blue, green and yellow. we will get the worst out of the system the next couple of days. there is a warming saturday. then we will briefly cool again on sunday, just to spite again in temperatures on monday. -- just to spike again in temperatures on monday. we did a little bit of list in our atmosphere. that is what happens at the beginning of the warming trends. that could trigger an isolated sprinkle or two. our futurecast does pick up on this. montgomery county, frederick county, closer to the mason- dixon line. here is your forecast. 45 is the high temperature.

quickly sliding down 330's. -- sliding down to be 30's. i think we will be in the 30's, just above freezing. warmer than yesterday's. we may have of you out morning sprinkles northwest of washington. otherwise, a dry day near 50. that is average. noticed the bumpy day temperature-wise. we will get shot down into the 40's. >> why can that not be on sunday? >> timing is not on -- timing is never perfect. >> you are too kind. >> here is what is coming up -- the stars are shining bright. the grammy nominations are out. we will tell you who got the big knots and to was notand john muhamed's ex-wife is speaking now.

today, she will talk to katie

>> one wisconsin teenager

proving that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. the dread ugly christmas sweater is a big deal for the 18-year- old, who bought as many as he did find. he got them at three shops and yard sales across six states. he is selling them online. >> wow. >> the nominees for the 55th grammy awards of been -- have been announced. and some fans, especially female fans, are angry. just an bieber was passed over. and others the black keys -- jay-z and the black keys were nominated six times. >> more in the anderson cooper of your co-host challenge.

she is one of five finalists from across the country. the winner will be chosen by viewers. that voting in at midnight tonight. get the voting in now. >> dillon read this noon -- adamas but with a final look [ female announcer ] for those whoho love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples. that's a given. you need safeway sugar for just $1.97. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another -- only $2.99 for land o'lakes butter. and when hands get messy quite surely they'll say, "yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday." safeway. ingredients for life.

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>> that was it. that was the celebration. only four other nba players -- kareem all tool to bar, michael jordan, while chamberlain have scored more points. kobe has -- he has taken, believe it or not over 40,000 shots in his nba career. >> of course. >> a bumpy temperature forecast the next few days. take a look at the next seven days. the second saturday in the 60's. monday near 70. otherwise, it will generally be cool.